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Sudbury Brewery Tap
Sudbury Brewery Tap
formerly Black Horse
East, 52.04055,0.7334
Cask Ale is sold here.
21 to 23 East St, CO10 2TP
grid reference TL 875 415
owner/operator: Mauldon's Brewery
A mecca for real ale drinkers the Mauldon's brewery tap is a traditional comfortable friendly pub of the old style. Soup, rolls, filled baps, occasional chillies, stews and local made pies are available and takeaways can be ordered in. Events include a Sunday breakfast club, quiz nights, live music and beer festivals in April and October. The pub is home to golf, darts, crib and bar billiards clubs. A must for beer and pub lovers.
Acquired by Mauldon's Brewery and renamed in 2008.
Facilities
Accessible to disabled customers
Beer garden or other outside drinking area: Courtyard
Beer served direct from the barrel by gravity
Beer served through handpumps
Bus stop nearby (see transport links for details)
Cider (real draught, not keg) available
Dogs welcome
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Oversized, lined glasses in regular use
Pub sells beer from local brewers
Quiet pub - no electronic games, piped music or jukebox
Traditional pub games available: Bar billiards
Railway station about 0.4 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Historical interest
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1902 (interactive map)
Owner/operator: free
[Black Horse]
Town local with full sized snooker table available.
Beers: Greene King IPA CAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
The Fox & Goose was probably an earlier name for this pub.
In 1900 the pub was also listed as supplying horses & traps, waggonette or brakes to let on moderate terms.
In 1937 the pub is listed in Kelly's Directory as one of 220 pubs that was retailing beer that they were brewing.
The February/March 1981 edition of Last Orders*** reports that the Black Horse is owned by Ind Coope.
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(some old PO directory information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)
(*** Last Orders is a free local newsletter - published by Suffolk CAMRA memers since 1978)
